Lion's Mouth was once the whimsical name for snaps, for the hinged petals that yawn wide open when the base of the floret is pinched. Plucked from the plant, it makes fanciful earrings–a fun discovery. A cottage garden classic that is best when nights begin to cool in late summer. Start indoors in February in northern areas and grow in moist, fertile yet well-drained soil, where they will grow and flower luxuriantly. This compact selection has midnight burgundy flowers with a bright flash of white in the throats.